Detroit at Dallas (1 Viewer)

[Mt. Man]

Lions player called for tackling Elliott and letting him land on top of him.

 

[whoknew]

"Personal foul - tackling the Running Back. "

 

[Yankee23Fan]

So, making a tackle is now a penalty. 

 

[BobbyLayne]

Lions player called for tackling Elliott and letting him land on top of him.

Actually actually true

 

[BobbyLayne]

See you in the SNF thread fellas

 

[Amused to Death]

"Personal foul - tackling the DALLAS Running Back. "

 

[NutterButter]

   Thanks for making this a game for a half lions

 

[Mt. Man]

Dallas just trolling now.

 

[TartanLion]

The usual nonsense when we play in Dallas 

 

[th3f00l]

Slide!

 

[Mt. Man]

Might as well pull stafford and slam Zeke on every defense play. (slight )

 

[th3f00l]

Who has more TD passes than Tony Romo? Dez! hahahaha

 

[zftcg]

There are small-town sheriffs in Texas watching this game and thinking, "Whoa there, refs, you're being a little unfair to these out-of-towners."

 

[Da Guru]

Have to admit that was a great play!

 

[NutterButter]

Jim Bob Cooter

 

[Mt. Man]

Announcers jinxed Prater.

Definitely a loss now. Just in case there was doubt...

 

[Synthesizer]

Worst camera angle ever for a field goal attempt?

 

[NutterButter]

This detroit team has very little talent

 

[the rover]

Amazing that a game where the only player going in my league is a kicker is making me this crazy

 

[Mt. Man]

This detroit team has very little talent

They win when the D bends but doesn't break and with just enough from Stafford. 

Can't stop the Cowboys though, and get the Packers, so... yeah.

 

[Mt. Man]

Well, either way this might be the last series for Dak and Dez, with Elliott already semi-benched.

ETA: Yep. Game. Hi Orlovsky and Romo. See you next week. Go Giants. 

 

[nysfl2]

They win when the D bends but doesn't break and with just enough from Stafford. 

Can't stop the Cowboys though, and get the Packers, so... yeah.

Doesn't help when they're getting personal fouls for tackling the rb. 

Second-worst call of the year? (only outdone by the Glasgow hands to the face)

 

[NutterButter]

You might want to think about covering Bryant

 

[efactor]

God Bless you Dez Bryant!  

 

[efactor]

Punt? Why not go for miracle?

 

[Spartans Rule]

You might want to think about covering Bryant

Darius Slay is the only guy on the Lions remotely capable of doing that and he's hurt.

 

[dgreen]

Thanks, Dallas. Now I wish you bad luck going forward.

 

[The Captain]

That was insulting 

 

[the rover]

Just happy no opportunity for missed PAT or short FG.

 

[dgreen]

Did they get rid of the "confirmed" review ruling? I'm pretty sure I've only heard "stands" this season. I don't think I've heard a ref "confirm" the ruling on the field.

 

[Shutout]

God Bless you Dez Bryant!  

Post that again so I can like it again

 

[Shutout]

Zeke 12 carries but 22 points.  Gee

 

[Shutout]

Somewhere there's a dude with zeke and David Johnson in his dynasty league and he's thinking "what am I going to do with this annual annuity every year for the next 4-5 years?"

 

[dlcb1]

I'm down by 0.4 points. I need a Golden Tate reception for the championship. 

 

[dlcb1]

YESSSSSS

 

[trader jake]

I'm down by 0.4 points. I need a Golden Tate reception for the championship. 

Wow  congrats.

No reason to do anything but take a knee...yet Stafford to Tate just happened with a minute left down by 21 points.

 

[the rover]

Winning a championship on idiotic coaching.  Lol

 

[Arodin]

Let's not overlook the distinct possibility that dlbc1 is in fact managing Jim Caldwell's fantasy team...

 

[efactor]

Post that again so I can like it again

God Bless you Dez Bryant!  

 

[efactor]

I'm down by 0.4 points. I need a Golden Tate reception for the championship. 

For every happy FF player there is an equally pissed off one. 

Congrats

 

[Shutout]

God Bless you Dez Bryant!  

Dez owners have been frustrated this year but if you made it this far, you guys deserved this game from him!

 

[efactor]

Dez owners have been frustrated this year but if you made it this far, you guys deserved this game from him!

Yeah, traded Crabtree for him when he was out hurt and was a bad move for the most part. Paid off big tonight. Doesn't hurt when he gets a passing TD. FF good fortune. 

 

[Da Guru]

This detroit team has very little talent

In reality this team should have been 5-9 and not 9-5 in terms of talent. 

 

[dlcb1]

Jim Caldwell for Coach of the Year!

I've suffered a lot of bad beats over the past five years. It's nice to be on the other side for a change. 

 

[efactor]

Dez does all that damage with a whopping 5 targets. 

 

[the rover]

Jim Caldwell for Coach of the Year!

I've suffered a lot of bad beats over the past five years. It's nice to be on the other side for a change. 

I once lost a championship because my QB lost three yards kneeling down at the end of a win.  Take it however you can get it.

 

[th3f00l]

My favorite parts had to be zekes longest td of the year, Dez to witten, and Chris Jones laying the boom on the punt returner. 

There was a bad call but that didn't change the outcome of the game. 

 

[Wrigley]

I once lost a championship because my QB lost three yards kneeling down at the end of a win.  Take it however you can get it.

Had an owner lose like this with 2 shotgun  kneel downs....lose of 10 yards 

 

[jon_mx]

I once lost a championship because my QB lost three yards kneeling down at the end of a win.  Take it however you can get it.

A real shark would have anticipated this. 

 

[BobbyLayne]

In reality this team should have been 5-9 and not 9-5 in terms of talent. 

Pretty deep DL, good talent.

LBs were exposed at times but schematic changes helped (still a WTF on that Zeke 55 yarder - you could see presnsp exactly what was about to go down, & Dre jumps out of the gap away from the flow.) 

DBs were solid until Quandre got hurt, Slay was the final nail - you can't win games with PS talent covering a pro bowl WR.

OL was better than expected for the most part, Decker & Graham are solid, Swanson gets healthy they're good there, Warford is a road grader (though whatever the cap hit is to cut Tomlinson, should do it - he's turrible), Reif is servicable. Keep building it, keep adding pieces.

HBs - good when healthy (first 2 games.)

WRs/TEs - Marvin fell off badly, Tate is a effective gadget playmaker, Ebron...ugh...let's see if he takes another incremental step forward. Boldin has been great but need another WR3 next year probably. Considering who they lost, about as expected.

QB - the litmus test is six days away. Either beat the best QB / best team when it matters most or you're just a prettier Jay Cutler. Been good for most of the last season and a half, not as good the last three weeks. Who are the playmakers on this team? Tate and...and....and...exactly.

Ks/STs - overall very good.

Need more playmakers & upgrades in at least four areas (in order: LB, OL, DB, WR) but if you compare to other teams, mediocre talent is the norm. I'm feeling good about Wuinn going forward. I've actually come to respect JC. He's a good organizer, has made some good hires. Although he's ultimately responsible for everything, he's done a good job of staying out of the way and letting JBC and Austin's Wayne game. Clock management improved this year. 

People love to rip Caldwell, he's seemingly an easy target & doesn't waste a lot of calories being egotistical. He doesn't care what you or anyone else thinks, he's just not built that way.

SCOREBOARD: Over his first three years, Caldwell has more wins than any Lions coach except Buddy Parker. That's 87 years. More wins than any Lions coach in the Super Bowl era over 3 years (27-20.) I get people are frustrated we can't get to the next level, but "Fire Caldwell" doesn't accomplish much at this point.

 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS: beat GB at home. That's the simplest & truest measure of success for Caldwell & Stafford.